BULLETIN NUMBER TEN 



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Such men are dangerous citizens, and their likes and dis- 

 likes must not be permitted to stand in the way. 



Do you wish to rob your sons and grandsons of their 

 rightful heritage of game and sport? 



Do you intend to turn over to your children a conti- 

 nent that, like Manchuria, is a barren and lifeless waste? 



It cannot be possible. Even the most heedless man 

 wishes that his children shall have a square deal with 

 the resources of nature. 



THE SAVING OF YOUR GAME IS YOUR 

 BUSINESS. 



The game of a state or province is the property of all 

 the people, not of a privileged class. It is for the ma- 

 jority of the people as a whole to say whether their game 

 shall be saved or exterminated ! 



Humane people are opposed to the reckless and un- 

 reasonable slaughter of wild life. Above all they are op- 

 posed to the extermination of valuable species. The ma- 

 jority of the people of South Africa are humane — are 

 they not? 



If history and precedents mean anything, the people of 

 South Africa now must either conserve their game or 

 permit it to be exterminated. Which shall it be? It seems 

 that the situation demands at this time a universal 3-year 

 close season on all scarce game, from the Zambesi River 

 to Cape Town — and nothing less! A wild-animal nuisance 

 clause should be enacted at the same time, to provide for 

 the abatement of animal pests, by strict regulations issued 

 by the highest authorities. But first, however, every 

 charge against wild animals must be proven by good evi- 

 dence before a verdict of guilty is admissible. 



The sentiment of the people as a whole needs to be 

 mobilized for game protection and law enforcement. 



